"VAP"

One of the more interesting U.S.-based electronic labels in 2012 was undoubtedly the NYC-based UNO imprint, who have made it something of a mission to release music that's off-kilter without veering too far in the lane of abstraction. This year, they've already put out releases that range from warm and wooly (Fur's double-dose for the label, the Cocoon and YonderEPs), pleasingly abstract (Arca's Stretch 2), and downright menacing (Aquarian's Obsidian EP).

"VAP", a new single from Los Angeles mainstay Don Froth's forthcoming REflex EP, is another left turn for the label. The just-under-five-minute tune deftly matches time-slowed synth madness with the kind of big, booming bass sounds that have marked some of UK label Night Slugs' more heavy-hitting material. The REflex EP is out December 11 via UNO, and it comes with a remix of the title track from Detroit techno legend Anthony "Shake" Shakir (whose 2009 compendium, Frictionalism1994-2009, is a must-listen if you haven't heard it already).